KWASIP set up to tackle poverty – Tejidini

A Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Ilorin, who is also the General Manager of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASIP), Dr Abdulwasiu Olayinka Tejidini, has stated that KWASIP was established in the year 2019 by the state government to alleviate poverty among the youths, solve unemployment problems and bring relief  to the aged in Kwara State.

Dr Tejidini stated this last Tuesday (March 12, 2024) while featuring on Oro To Nlo, a  popular current affairs programme of UNILORIN 89.3 FM, the official radio station of the nation’s most sought-after University, the University of Ilorin. The programme was anchored by the Station Manager, Mr Idris Akintola Ibrahiim (Alooma).

He noted that KWASIP was established to bring relief to the people out of the benevolence of the state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

The don maintained that since the removal of subsidy, several programmes and projects had been put in place to bring succour to the people of  Kwara State. This includes the Social Safety Net with the sum of N10,000 given to 60,000 people across the State, Widow support with the sum of N20,000 for 120 widows.

Dr Tejidini pointed out that other programmes include public welfare, petty traders funds, conditional family support, skilled and unskilled grants of 50,000, public welfare of 25,000 for 8,000 people, employment of youths to maintain cleanliness and avoid littering of the State among others.

Speaking on the Kwarapreneurs 4.0, the KWASIP boss explained that the loan is for qualified youths with the amount ranging from N200,000 to N2,000,000 for which the services of Professors from the University were sought to be panelists.

Speaking on the issue of retrievals of the loans given to the beneficiaries, Dr Tejidini explained that an agreement has been signed with the banks for disbursement and retrieval through GSI activations so long as the beneficiary has a Bank Verification Number.

While explaining the KWASIP relationship with the students, Dr Tejidini noted that there are students representatives among the staff who would make sure palliatives are distributed for students in different parts of the State.

He noted that the palliatives might not be enough though but efforts are put in place to bring about balanced distributions.